Azerbaijani Premier attends CIS Council of Heads of State`s meeting
Ashgabat, December 5 (AZERTAC). Prime Minister of Azerbaijan Artur Rasizade has today attended a meeting of the CIS Council of Heads of State in Ashgabat.
Prior to the meeting, the Azerbaijani PM met with President of Turkmenistan Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov to discuss development of the bilateral relations.
Opening the event, the Turkmen President thanked delegations of the CIS countries for active cooperation and mutual relationship.
The President stated that harmoniously combining the fulfillment of the tasks of national development with active participation in international activities Turkmenistan viewed cooperation with the CIS member states as a key trend in its foreign policy. Being a neutral state it makes every effort to implement this status to enhance stability and security on the planet, to achieve global economic, political and cultural progress.
Calling for intensifying constructive international collaboration meeting the modern requirements Turkmenistan builds the intergovernmental relations on the principles of nonviolence, goodwill, noninterference with the internal affairs, consistent dialogue of different cultures and civilizations, exchange of advanced expertise and positive ideas.
Standing adherent to the aims and Charter of the United Nations an meeting the vital interests of the Turkmen people an other nations all over the world these principles promote building the firm bridges of mutual confidence and friendship with foreign countries, especially the neighbors, Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov said.
Focusing on significance of economic cooperation in the framework of the CIS aimed at enriching the bilateral relations, filling regional and interregional ties with a new content, facilitating effective integration of the CIS member states in the global economic processes the Turkmen leader specified the trends in cooperation meeting the country`s priorities. In particular, these included transport, communication and energy sectors.
Emphasizing that the territory of the CIS was a natural transport corridor on the east-west, north-south routes giving an access to largest international markets Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov provided the example of the project on construction of Kazakhstan-Turkmenistan-Iran trunk railway that had entered the practical phase. Moreover, there were other transport projects implemented meeting the interests of the CIS member states and providing the vast opportunities of cooperation with other countries in Asia and Europe that deserved very close attention, the Turkmen leader noted.
Calling for further development of international cooperation the Turkmen leader stated with satisfaction that mutual respect and equality, freedom of choice of the level and form of its participation in joint undertakings by each country remained the fundamental principles of the CIS. The President said that adherence to these principles guaranteed vitality and flexibility to the Commonwealth of Independent States, revealed the new sides and perspectives of partnership.
The meeting focused on preparatory work for the celebration of the 70th anniversary of Victory in the Great Patriotic War of 1941-1945 and implementation of the intergovernmental program "Capitals of Culture of the Commonwealth".
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